Looking further up the trail to Manley Hot Springs is where
we find current race leaders Mike Morgan and Chris Olds. The returning champs
arrived into the checkpoint at 5:05 this morning for their 18-hour layover,
just over 300 miles away from the finish line. In second position Casey Boylan
and Bryan Leslie reached Manley Hot Springs at 5:48 this morning to begin an
18-hour layover.

Rounding out the top three are Andrew Gumley and Klinton VanWingerden who overtook team 5 and began their 18- hour layover in Manley Hotsprings at 8:30 this morning. Nome racer Jarvis Miller and partner Amos Cruise are currently spending ten-hours in Galena but should be back on the move at around 1:30 this afternoon. They are in position 12.

The first-position team of Morgan and Olds will be able to get back on the trail after 11pm tonight. Tune in to KNOM (780 AM, 96.1 FM) newscasts 5pm for more Iron Dog race info.

Image at Top: Mike Morgan is the first racer to reach Nome in Iron Dog 2019. Photo: Davis Hovey, KNOM.